BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The production and maintenance of economic trees is known as ___________

horticultural

silviculture

agronomy

botany

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Subsistence farming includes the following EXCEPT ________

mixed farming

shifting cultivation

commercial farming

crop rotation

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The method by which farmers are educated on modern techniques on farming is called __________

agricultural engineering

forestry

agricultural extension

agricultural economics

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

During pollination, pollen grains are carried from the anthers to the ______________

leaves

roots

stigma

stem

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following livestock diseases is NOT related to poultry?

foul typhoid

aspergilosis

coccidiosis

fool and mouth disease

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Soap making industry uses the following agricultural raw material EXCEPT __________

palm oil

groundnut oil

cotton seed oil

caustic soda

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

After pollination, ovules developed to form ___________

root

fruit

bulb

seed

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Feathery and powdery seeds are characteristic features of weed dispersal by _________

man

explosive mechanism

animals

wind

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which one of the following cropping systems discourage widespread of pests and disease?

crop rotation

inter cropping

mixed farming

strip

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Lubrication is the process of ________

putting oil or grease between one rusting metal surface of farm machinery

replacing one and many parts of farm machinery

tightening nuts and bolts in farm machinery

draining and replacing engine oil

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

In the layout of farm stead, the nursery area must be close to _____

clean house

livestock building

source of water

market

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is not a way of maintaining soil fertity?

crop rotation

fertilizer application

weeding

planting of cover crops

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Reproductive parts of plant is ________

flower

leaf

root

stem

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

_____________ is a special type of feed served farm animals over a period of time

diet

roughages

concentrates

ration

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following does not belong to poultry?

stud

duck

goose

pullets

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Coccidiosis is a disease of ___________

poultry

dog

cattle

pig

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is NOT a factor for loss of soil nutrients?

erosion

over grazing

cropping

terracing

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Pastoral farming is a system in which only __________

pasture crop and animals are kept

grazing animals are kept

pasture crop is established

poultry is kept

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following crops is not correctly grouped with its industrial products?

cotton-textile

cocoa-chocolate

coconut-oil

orange-margarine

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following farming practices destroys organic matter content of the soil?

bush burning

clean clearing

crop rotation

continuous cropping

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Weathering involves the breaking down of __________ into smaller units

stone

soil

rock

sand

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The ideal farm tool for weeding ploughing and making ridges is __________

shovel

hoe

pick axie

hand trowel

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Ammonium nitrate supplies _________ to the soil.

oxygen

nitrogen

ammonia

hydrogen

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The act of removing young animal from feeding on milk is known as _____________

kidding

weaning

farrowing

parturition

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The process by which green plants manufacture their food is known as __________

chlorophyll

diffusion

photosynthesis

oxidation

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Seeds for planting must possess the following qualities EXCEPT

must be matured

high percentage viability

free from insect pest

must be clear

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

In farm animal production, wearing can be described as __________

separation of the young ones from the mother

mother and the young one moving together

removal of the hairs from farm animals

removal of the male adult

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is not a component of the soil?

texture

organic matter

air

water

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is NOT an agro-allied industry?

flour mill

petrol chemical

textile

brewery

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Crops produced essentially for animal consumption are called ___________ crops

forage

field

chain

annual

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

_________ is defined as a large area of land covered with tree and bushes

forest and

savanna

forestry

deforestation

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Pregnancy in farm animals is _________

heat period

cestrus cycle

wearing

gestation period

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is NOT a disease causing agent in animals?

duck

fungus

virus

bacterial

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The following are branches of agriculture EXCEPT __________

soil science and ventenary medicine

horticulture

mining and drilling

fishery and crop production

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

A drop of iodine to the surface of a piece of yam turns it _________

blue

red

yellow

green

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

It has large pore spaces well drained and aerated. It has poor water holding capacity. All these are the characteristics of _________ soil

clay

sandy

silty

humus

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

When buying and selling of agricultural produce take place for contact bargain, this type of market is ____________

commodity market

invisible market

industrial farming

consumer farming

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The following are features of a dicotyledonous plant EXCEPT _______

one seed leaf

stem with many branches

leaves with net veins

leaves with petioles

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Farmers use __________ to trim edge of flower

shears

shovel

rate

secateurs

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Rumen, reticulum, Omasun and abomasum are the parts of stomach of a ____________

cow

rabbit

fowl

guinea pig

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Soil erosion can be caused by _________

strip cropping

afforestation

overgrazing

planting cover crop

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

A seed that has been lying in the ground without germinating is said to be __________

dormant

dead

resting

sleeping

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

All these are types of farm record EXCEPT _________

annual record

production record

input record

sales record

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is NOT an importance of agriculture?

materials for shelter

provision for raw materials for petroleum

food for man

materials for clothes

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The physical methods of controlling crop pest is killing ___________

pests by hand picking

the environment of the pest

the pest with chemical

pests by the use of their natural enemies

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

_________ is NOT an example of farm implements

disc plough

lathes

harrow

discridger

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is a raw material for the textile industry?

cotton

cocoa

rubber

millet

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is a biting and chewing insect pest?

weevil

cotton stainer

grasshopper

aphid

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The branch of agriculture that deals with the study, prevention and control of pests and diseases of livestock __________________

disease control

animal management

animal science

veterinary medicine

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Soil that contains a proportionate quantity of sand, silt and clay is known as ________

sandy

clay

sandy loamy

loamy

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is responsible for the decomposition of organic matter?

moisture

temperature

living organism

parent materials

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is not a contribution of science and technology to agriculture?

fertilizer

soil survey and mapping

agricultural credit

vaccines

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The following practices are necessary for transplanting seedling EXCEPT ___________

avoiding damage to the root

transplanting seedling with ball of each

pulling up the seedlings with hand trowel

transplanting in the afternoon

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The main sources of power for subsistence agriculture is

machine

animal

electricity

man

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The farm tool used to gather rubbish and leveling of soil surface is called

hand trowel

rake

garden shears

watering can

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Genetic characteristics are passed from the parents to offspring through the __________

cytoplasm

placenta

zygote

Ggene

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Cutting, layering, budding and grafting of plants are examples of ________ propagation

asexual

pollination

fertilization

sexual

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Crops which complete their cycle within two years are called __________ crops

biennial

biannual

perennial

annual

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

One of the following is a parasite that lives inside the body of farm animals

tapeworm

flea

mite

lice

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Vegetative method of propagation is used for the production of _________

rice

cowpea

cassava

maize

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Hay and silage are examples of _______________

cuntrate food

basal feed

roughage feed

supplement feed

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is NOT a system of livestock management?

intensive

semi extensive

extensive

semi intensive

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following sourced of farm power cannot be affective by used for processing agricultural products?

sun

wind

machine

electricity

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

_________ and ________ are the types of agriculture

geology and civil engineering

subsistence and commercial farming

forestry and crop science

animal science and livestock farming

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The vertical section through the soil to the underlying solid rock is called __________

texture

consistency

profile

structure

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The following sources of farm power can be effectively used for processing agricultural product EXCEPT __________

animal

sun

machine

electricity

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The botanical name for maize is _________

oryza sativa

citries spp

zea-mays

hibiscus spp

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Evaporation from the surface of the soil can be reduced by __________

continuous cropping

zero tillage

planting cover crops

mono cropping

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

__________ is animal that carries disease organisms but without suffering from the disease.

bacterial

nematode

vector

fungi

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Milk production by the mother cow during the first 3 days after calving us called ____________

cowbell

diary milk

colostrum

calf milk

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

When a farmer replaces seeds that fail to germinate the operation is known as __________

supplying

planting

thinning

seedling

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The earliest man lived by __________

planting and harvesting

hunting and gathering

begging for food

hunting and planting

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

A disease vector means

disease organism

just organism

carrier of disease carrying organism

a disease causing organism

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following farming systems is most suitable in a school farm where there is no enough land for agriculture?

mixed farming

crop rotation

mixed cropping

shifting cultivation

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

An example of a cartilaginous fish is ___________

tilapia

dog fish

titus

salmon

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The care and management of honey bees to produce honey and bees wax is ________

veterinary medicine

soil science

fishery

apiculture

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The binding together of stock and scion of two related plants to form one single plant is called

grafting

layering

cutting

budding

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the geographical distribution of farm animal in Nigeria?

rainfall

pleasure

nutrition

religion

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Horticulture deals with growing of ____________

omamental crops

annual crops

permanent

arable crops

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Beverage is a product from __________

cocoa and coffee

wheat and cocoa

sugar and milk

coffee and maize

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